Thermal Structure of Uranus' Atmosphere

Icarus

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 268-286

  Marley, Mark S ^a   McKay, Christopher P ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Atmospheres; Structure; Uranus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHANE; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; MICROCLIMATE; TEMPERATURE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ACETYLENE; AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHANE; EXOBIOLOGY; EXTRATERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEN; METHANE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; TEMPERATURE; URANUS;

EID: 0033107498     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.1998.6071     Document Type: Article

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